“I use a spade to make holes with straight sides for planting trees, shrubs, and big clumps of perennials, and to dig up those same plants in order to transplant them.”

“I use a spade to make holes with straight sides for planting trees, shrubs, and big clumps of perennials, and to dig up those same plants in order to transplant them.”

“And they cannot put more than one spadeful of rubbish in each bag as it may tear.”

“You'll use much less soil if you find a way to keep the soil where you want it rather than having each spadeful cascade all over the place.”

“The first spadeful revealed five crocosmia corms stacked vertically, like buns in a bakery.”

“Short removes two spadefuls of sand and black, viscous oil slowly begins to fill the new pit.”

“Choose an open, sunny spot with a moisture-retentive, well-drained soil and dig over the earth to remove all weeds before adding a few spadefuls of organic matter.”

“It also strikes me that here in Wales we have the potential to cash in on major projects in spadefuls.”